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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
SOUTHERNESS LIGHTHOUSE Southerness Lighthouse Robert Hunter n & s Southerness
Thomas Hyslop n & s Mainsriddle
047 A lighthouse Standing Close by the tide marK on Southerness Point, It is about 60 feet high And exhibits Six Stationery lights of a Clear brilliant Colour- it is the property of the River Nith Navigation Commissioners Under the Guidance of the Burgh of Dumfries. And was built by them first As A land marK but was converted into A lighthouse by the Same Party about 40 Years ago. the building Which is A Square of About 20 feet with a Slated roof is in good repair-
PRESTON MERSE Preston Merse Robert Hunter n & s Southerness Thomas Hyslop n & s Mainsriddle 047 A large tract of Ground bounding the Sea Coast on the farm of Preston, its surface is R. [Rough] Pasture. And on it is a Trignl [Trigonometrical] Station Called by the Trig [Trigonometrical] Party Preston

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List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C/Asst [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 47C - Trace 1
Parish Kirkbean

Object
Southerness Lighthouse - A lighthouse
Preston Merse - A tract of ground

[Signed] Thomas Smith
27th September 1850
W. Driscoll Gosset
Capt. RE. [Captain Royal Engineers]
Apr. 25.51 [April 25th 1851]

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